William Green – Be Aware of, and Reduce, Your Particular Flavor of Stupidity

BIO: William Green is the author of “Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life.” The book is based on hundreds of hours of interviews that he’s conducted with many legendary investors over the past quarter of a century. STORY: We look at some of the many lessons William learned from spending hundreds of hours interviewing some of our greatest investors. LEARNING: Be aware of your flaws and frailties. Avoid standard stupidities. Be authentic and true to who you are.   “I’m very vulnerable to my flaws and frailties. I think it’s a valuable thing to be aware of your particular flavor of stupidity.”William Green  Guest profileWilliam Green is the author of a book titled “https://amzn.to/3bkMTrK (Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life).” The book is based on hundreds of hours of interviews that he’s conducted with many legendary investors over the last quarter of a century. Published in 2021, the book is being translated into about 22 languages. William is also the host of the “https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/richer-wiser-happier/ (Richer, Wiser, Happier)” podcast, in which he interviews famous investors like Howard Marks, Joel Greenblatt, and Ray Dalio. William has written for many leading publications, including The New Yorker, Time, Fortune, Forbes, Barron’s, and The Economist. He also edited Time magazine’s European, Middle Eastern, African, and Asian editions. Having interviewed extraordinary people like Jack Bogle, who founded Vanguard, Peter Lynch, the legendary investor of fidelity, and Sir John Templeton, who was probably the greatest international investor of the 20th century, among others, William Green has learned many lessons about investing and life in general. Today, we go straight to some of the profound lessons he’s learned. Lessons learnedSelf-awareness is critical in investing successfullyOne of William’s most essential lessons from spending hundreds of hours interviewing great investors is t